First Day Back - Tutor & registration

First Day Back Tutor Pack – Complete, Ready-to-Use Resource

This all-in-one First Day Back Tutor Pack gives form tutors everything they need for a smooth, structured and engaging start to the academic year. Perfect for Year 7–11 tutor groups, it includes a full PowerPoint, activities, templates and discussion tasks designed to build relationships, set expectations and motivate students for the year ahead.

What’s Included

Clean, polished PowerPoint for the first morning back

Tutor group expectations slide

Starter tasks to build confidence and rapport

SMART Target Setting Activity

Students set personal and academic goals using a clear SMART framework

“Letter to My Future Self” Template

Reflective writing activity where students write to themselves for the end of the year

Includes fun prediction prompts (e.g., Who will win the Premier League? What major celebrity event might happen? What game they will still playing? What celebrity they will be following?)

Discussion questions to encourage self-reflection, aspirations and positive habits

Fully editable format suitable for all schools and age groups

Learning Purpose

Support a positive start to the school year

Establish expectations and routines

Encourage self-reflection and future planning

Develop goal-setting skills using SMART principles

Build tutor-student relationships through structured activities

Ideal For -

Form tutors

Pastoral leads

Behaviour/SEMH teams

First day/first week back sessions

Why Teachers Love It

No planning needed.
Just open, teach and build a strong foundation for the term ahead.

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The full bundle provides ready-to-use interventions, staff CPD, behaviour systems and pastoral tools designed to improve behaviour culture, strengthen SEMH support, and save schools significant planning time.

Ultimate Pastoral & Behaviour Bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13371703

Full Pastoral / SEMH / Behaviour walkthrough:
https://youtu.be/hMq-SpVy2Wo